All People articles – Page 12
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Analysis & InsightProportion of EU workers continues to decrease
The proportion of hospitality staff from the European Union (EU) has continued to decrease, with British workers filling more roles than ever, according to the latest data from software provider Fourth.
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OpinionHow hospitality can tackle its image problem
Recruitment has been a key challenge for hospitality businesses over the course of the pandemic, and as furlough comes to an end and restrictions ease to something close to normal, there will be challenges ahead as competition for staff heats up in the run up to Christmas and New Year.
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NewsItsu to raise hourly wages by 11%
Itsu, the 72-site Asian food chain created by Julian Metcalfe, has announced that from tomorrow, September 17, it is increasing the hourly wage for entry-level team members by 11% to a minimum of £10.40 an hour.
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NewsStaff optimism dips amid shortages
The twin challenges around staff shortages and lingering concerns about staff safety have added to the pressure felt by staff in the hospitality sector, leading to a decline in the number seeing the sector as a viable long-term career according to the latest CGA and CPL Learning survey of hospitality staff. Hospitality teams generally feel safe in the venues they work in, but the reduction of Covid-19 restrictions has increased safety concerns for some.
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NewsPret A Manger facing potential strike threat
Pret A Manager is said to be facing potential strike action from its staff after they were told their pay would be cut, according to The Guardian.
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NewsMegan’s appoints new operations director
Christobell Harrington-Jones has joined Megan’s as its new operations director. Harrington-Jones joins the 13-strong café restaurant chain after spending a year and a half as commercial food operations director at Hilton. In June, the company announced its intention to recruit a further 100 staff, including two senior board positions as the company continues its growth plans.
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NewsPopeyes adds to senior team
Popeyes UK has appointed former Grind people & culture director Lucy Craig.
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NewsHickory’s reports sales lift as property hunt continues
Hickory’s Smokehouse has reported a strong first week of trading as Covid-related restrictions continue to ease.
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OpinionPeter Martin: Talking about my generation
Man walks into a pub and asks the GM how much she’s paid. Before she can answer, the stranger offers her £20,000 a year more to go and run one of his businesses.
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NewsSessions secures new investment
Sessions Market has appointed Sourced Market founder Ben O’Brien as chief operations officer and secured a new round of investment from Perscitus.
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InterviewsHero Award: ‘Rob Mitchell is the barometer of our business’
As part of the new Hero Award category at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, MCA is profiling five senior managers who have gone above and beyond in steering their business through the crisis. In today’s profile, Drake & Morgan CEO Jillian Maclean discusses her nomination, executive chef Rob Mitchell, and why he has been so integral in preserving the business through lockdown and planning for the post-pandemic world.
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Analysis & InsightCACI’s Chris Thompson: ‘Consumer behaviour moved forward five years in two weeks’
CACI director of location analytics Chris Thompson has outlined how consumer behaviour towards brand and place has accelerated under the pressure of the pandemic.
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NewsRisk mass unemployment if furlough scheme is axed, warn business leaders
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned by leading business groups and trade unions that unless the furlough scheme is extended the country risks a period of mass unemployment.
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NewsHospitality worst hit as UK unemployment rate rises
Hospitality workers have been worse hit as the UK’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to November 2020, new figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed.
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NewsKaren Jones appointed hospitality representative on new Business Council
Karen Jones, current chair at Prezzo, Mowgli and Hawksmoor, has been appointed to represent hospitality on the Government’s new Build Back Better Council.
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NewsKate Nicholls awarded OBE
UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to the hospitality sector.
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NewsJust Eat to create 1,000 jobs through new agency worker model
Just Eat has launched a new agency worker model for couriers, which will switch contracts to hourly pay and could create more than 1,000 jobs by March, the company has said.
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NewsBrewDog CEO’s ‘expensive lesson’ of hiring all-star management team
BrewDog CEO James Watt has admitted it was a mistake to hire an “all-star cast” senior management team with “hearty paychecks”, after all departed within 12 months.
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OpinionPeter Martin: Creating the playbook
When David Campbell took on the top job at Wagamama one of the first things he did was start to read. The book was The Way of the Noodle, part written and inspired by Wagamama’s enigmatic creator Alan Yau.
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InterviewsKate Nicholls: Lockdown beyond 2 December 'inevitable'
The extension of hospitality restrictions is “inevitable” regardless of whether England’s national lockdown is lifted as planned on 2 December, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has said.